B
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66.2%
66.2% -- smartphone penetration rate for MTN Nigeria subscriber base (Q1 2026)
Smartphone penetration among MTN Nigeria's subscriber base reached 66.2% in Q1 2026.
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66.2%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
Q1 2026
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc
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Tier B
https://www.billionaires.africa/2026/05/05/karl-toriola-steers-mtn-nigeria-to-a-n1-5-trillion-q1-rec… ↗
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Karl Toriola steers MTN Nigeria to a ₦1.5 trillion Q1 record
Table of Contents
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc's post-devaluation recovery has hardened into a rally. The country's largest telecommunications operator reported first-quarter profit of ₦355.5 billion, up 165.9 percent year-on-year, on its strongest quarterly revenue since 2019. The print pushed it…
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MTN Nigeria Communications Plc
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Methodology
Smartphone penetration among MTN Nigeria's base; up 5.5 percentage points year-on-year
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MTN Nigeria subscriber base: 66.2% smartphone penetration rate. Source: MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (Q1 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/mtn-nigeria-smartphone-penetration-q1-2026
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